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Hosea 4:12-19

12My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971askיִשְׁאָ֔לyish.'AlH7592counsel at their stocksבְּעֵצ֣וֹbe.'e.TzoH6086,and their staffוּמַקְל֖וֹu.mak.LoH4731declarethיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046unto them: for the spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of whoredomsזְנוּנִים֙ze.nu.NimH2183hath caused themto errהִתְעָ֔הhit.'AhH8582,and they have gone a whoringוַיִּזְנ֖וּvai.yiz.NuH2181from under their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

13They sacrificeיְזַבֵּ֗חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076upon the topsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of the mountainsהֶהָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and burn incenseיְקַטֵּ֔רוּye.ka.Te.ruH6999upon the hillsהַגְּבָעוֹת֙ha.ge.va.'OtH1389,under oaksאַלּ֧וֹן'a.LonH437and poplarsוְלִבְנֶ֛הve.liv.NehH3839and elmsוְאֵלָ֖הve.'e.LahH424,because the shadowצִלָּ֑הּtzi.LahH6738thereof isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896:therefore your daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םbe.No.tei.KhemH1323shall commit whoredomתִּזְנֶ֙ינָה֙tiz.Nei.nahH2181,and your spousesוְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.kha.lo.tei.KhemH3618shall commit adulteryתְּנָאַֽפְנָה׃te.na.'Af.nahH5003.

14I will not punishאֶפְק֨וֹד'ef.KodH6485your daughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֜םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323when they commit whoredomתִזְנֶ֗ינָהtiz.Nei.nahH2181,nor your spousesכַּלּֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ka.lo.tei.KhemH3618when they commit adulteryתְנָאַ֔פְנָהte.na.'Af.nahH5003:for themselves are separatedיְפָרֵ֔דוּye.fa.Re.duH6504with whoresהַזֹּנ֣וֹתha.zo.NotH2181,and they sacrificeיְזַבֵּ֑חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076with harlotsהַקְּדֵשׁ֖וֹתha.ke.de.ShotH6948:therefore the peopleוְעָ֥םve.'AmH5971thatdoth not understandיָבִ֖יןya.VinH995shall fallיִלָּבֵֽט׃yi.la.VetH3832.

15Though thou, Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,play the harlotזֹנֶ֤הzo.NehH2181, yetlet not Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063offendיֶאְשַׁ֖םye'.ShamH816;and comeתָּבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935not ye unto Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537,neither go ye upתַּעֲלוּ֙ta.'a.LuH5927to Beth–avenH1007,nor swearתִּשָּׁבְע֖וּti.sha.ve.'UH7650,The Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416.

16For Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478slideth backסֹֽרֵרָ֔הso.re.RahH5637as a backslidingסָרַ֖רsa.RarH5637heiferכְּפָרָ֣הke.fa.RahH6510:now the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will feedיִרְעֵ֣םyir.'EmH7462them as a lambכְּכֶ֖בֶשׂke.Khe.vesH3532in a large placeבַּמֶּרְחָֽב׃ba.mer.ChavH4800.

17Ephraimאֶפְרָ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669isjoinedחֲב֧וּרcha.VurH2266to idolsעֲצַבִּ֛ים'a.tza.BimH6091:let him aloneH3240.

18Their drinkסָבְאָ֑םsa.ve.'AmH5435is sourסָ֖רsarH5493:they have committed whoredomהַזְנֵ֣הhaz.NehH2181continuallyהִזְנ֔וּhiz.NuH2181:her rulersמָגִנֶּֽיהָ׃ma.gi.Nei.haH4043withshameקָל֖וֹןka.LonH7036do loveH157,GiveH3051ye.

19The windר֛וּחַRu.achH7307hath bound her upצָרַ֥רtza.RarH6887in her wingsבִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָbikh.na.Fei.haH3671,and they shall be ashamedוְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954because of their sacrificesמִזִּבְחוֹתָֽם סmi.ziv.cho.TamH2077.

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